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Brad Layton, Band Director
blayton@lex5.k12.sc.us
Brad Layton is in his sixteenth year as a
band director and third year as band director in the Chapin Schools. He directs
the award winning “Pride of the Midlands” Marching Band, and conducts the Chapin
High School Symphonic Band and Percussion Ensemble. He also teaches the
beginning and intermediate woodwind classes at Chapin Middle School. Under his
direction the bands at Chapin High School have earned Superior Ratings at
Marching and Concert events. In the fall of 2006, the marching band was named
the SC Band Director’s Association Lower State AAA Champion and AAA State
Runner-up. In the spring of 2007, the Symphonic Band traveled to Southern
California and earned a Gold Rating and 1st Place at the Anaheim
Heritage Music Festival.
Prior to coming to Chapin, Mr. Layton was band director at Spring Valley High
School, Blythewood Middle School, and Lugoff-Elgin Middle School. Each school,
including Chapin, has earned the SC Band Director’s Association’s Outstanding
Performance Award under Mr. Layton’s leadership. In February 2000, the
Blythewood Middle School Band was a featured ensemble at the SC Music Educator’s
Conference. In 2001, Mr. Layton was named the South Carolina representative for School Band and Orchestra Magazine’s “50 Director’s Who Make A
Difference.” Four times he has been recognized in Who’s Who Among America’s
Teachers. Mr. Layton has conducted clinics and adjudicates marching and
concert events throughout the Southeast.
As a performer, Mr. Layton is a euphonium player with the Palmetto Concert Band
and a trombone player in the Columbia Jazz Orchestra. He has been a featured
soloist with the Camden Community Concert Band and the Ridge View High School
Symphonic Band. In the fall of 2004, he performed on euphonium with the South
Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra’s production of The Planets.
Mr. Layton’s professional affiliations include Phi Beta Mu, National Band
Association, Music Educator’s National Conference, SC Band Directors
Association, and Phi Mu Alpha. He and his wife Jennifer have four children and
reside in Ballentine, SC.
